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much fatigue ; but to take a basset hound, a 

 bulldog, a collie, or a St. Bernard on a rapid 

 trip is injurious to the animal and distressing 

 to his owner. A short trip on a summer's 

 afternoon in the park or half an hour into the 

 country will not harm any dog, whereas a long 

 and rapid run injures both his 

 heart and his lungs. " Choose 

 between me and your machine," 

 says the dog, and he is perfectly 

 right 



It is also injurious to send a 

 dog out twice a day on the chain 

 with a servant, — in the morning 

 when the milkman is at the door, 

 in the evening when the maid 

 goes to market. In the morning 

 Turk or Mimi will want to make 

 acquaintance with his or her con- 

 geners of a doubtful kind ; in the 

 evening it is the maid's acquaint- 

 ance who makes the promenade 

 disagreeable to the dog. 



Go out yourself with your 

 dogs ; feed them yourself ; con- 

 vince yourself daily that they are cared for as 

 you desire, — these are some of the rules that 

 every owner of dogs should inscribe in gilt 

 letters on his kennels. Above all, carry the 

 food yourself to your dogs ; animals accustom 

 themselves and attach themselves most to 

 those who feed them. 



IX. C.\RE AND Food 

 It is very difficult to say what is the best 

 food to give to dogs. The harness 

 dogs, for instance, who never 

 get anything but bread and 

 potatoes, continue i 

 good health while 

 doing hard work 

 Some are fed 

 solely on biscuit 

 made of flour 

 mixed with a 

 certain quan- 

 tity of minced 

 meat, fish, or 



other substances ; these dogs also do well and 

 are healthy. For kennels of a dozen dogs or 

 more it is ]irudcnt to ci)nk broth at home, and 

 to gi\'e to the best dogs great quantities of dog 

 biscLiit. Biscuit is also very convenient for 

 those who have onlv one or two dogs, as it 



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merely requires to be broken up and Sf)aked, or 

 it can be bought broken up. Thus dry food in 

 sufficient quantity is at hand at all times. It 

 is necessary, however, to be sure of a good 

 dealer, who will supply fresh biscuit from the 

 best manufacturers, who prepare their product 

 with the utmost care. Many brands of adulter- 

 ated biscuit, made of refuse of all kinds, are now 

 on the market. To certain dogs who cannot 

 bear meat, excellent fish biscuit may be given 

 now and then. It is best not to give 

 it dry, though all dogs, espe- 

 :ially young ones, ought 

 have hard food often 

 in order to cleanse 

 and strengthen 

 their teeth. 

 It is not bad to 

 vary the food 



with rye bread, 

 brown bread, 

 and occasion- 

 ally vegetables. 



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